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March 16, 2022 29 mins

* Apologies for the distortion on the introduction music, some technical gremlins on this one! *

In this episode, we discuss Nikki Stamp's book, "Can You Die of a Broken Heart?"  

Find out more here: https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/health-fitness/health-fitness-1/Can-You-Die-of-a-Broken-Heart-Dr-Nikki-Stamp-9781760631666.  

Dr Stamp's website is available here: http://www.drnikkistamp.com/ .  

Heart Foundation resources on women and heart disease: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/conditions/heart-conditions-in-women 

Articles referenced in the podcast include: 

Dawson, D. K. "Acute Stress-Induced (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy." Heart (British Cardiac Society) 104, no. 2 (2018): 96-102.  

Kaptein, A.A., van der Meer, P.B., Florijn, B.W. et al. "Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings." Philos Ethics Humanit Med 15, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-020-0086-3. https://peh-med.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13010-020-0086-3#Tab1   

Sato, H., H. Tateishi, T. Uchida, K. Dote, M. Ishihara and K. Sasaki. “Takotsubo-Type Cardiomyopathy Due To Multivessel Spasm.” In Clinical Aspect of Myocardial Injury: From Ischemia to Heart Failure, edited by K. Kodama, K. Haze and M. Hon, 56-64. Tokyo, Japan: Kagakuhyouronsha, 1990.

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